George Ferris designed the very first Ferris Wheel, and Hoosier Luther Rice built it. Legend claims that pieces of that original Ferris Wheel were used to create a bridge in northern Indiana.

The St. Paul Saints are hoping to have a Ferris wheel constructed as a part of overall renovations. The catch? They want the state to help pony-up almost half of the estimated $17 million cost.

Two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire in eastern Germany on Saturday night, injuring more than a dozen people, German news media reported Sunday. The incident occurred when one of the Ferris w… ...

A massive observation wheel that has appeared in front of Falmouth ’s maritime museum is causing quite a stir. Cornwall ’s first ever observation wheel at the National Maritime Museum, Falmouth soars ...

The original Ferris wheel was 260 feet high, which is nearly 200 feet higher than the one RPI had on campus Friday. Professor Letchford said the largest Ferris wheel used to be 880 feet in Dubai ...

KD Sunday Spotlight: The Ferris Wheel & Pittsburgh 02:19. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Many people may not know that a favorite ride at any fair or carnival was created right here in Pittsburgh.

A Ferris wheel was brought onto the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus to help celebrate the university’s 200th anniversary on Friday, during a campus carnival in Troy.

The Ferris wheel is open from noon to 10 p.m. daily throughout Oktoberfest, which runs Oct. 3 to 13. Two riders are allowed per seat, and riders must be at least 42 inches tall.

A new attraction is coming to The Banks, with Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and Hamilton County Commission President Denise Driehaus hinting that it could be a Ferris wheel.

A 60-foot Ferris wheel offers skyline views from high over the Allegheny River. Skip to content. NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 7pm on Cozi TV. Watch on Demand ...

Two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire in eastern Germany on Saturday night, injuring more than a dozen people, German news media reported Sunday. The incident occurred when one of the Ferris ...

George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. graduated from RPI in 1881 and later invented the Ferris wheel in 1893. Chris Letchford, a professor and head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering ...